Automobile radiator ornament



July 22, 1 9 30. M 1 1,771,265

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR ORNAMENT Fi led 09. 28, 1927 LouiS Mam Patented July1930 LOUIS MARX, or BROOKLYN, NEW YoRk AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR ORNAMEFIT;

application filed December 28, 1927. Serial No. 243,072.

This invention relates to an automobile radiator ornament, and hasspecial reference to the provision of a combined ornament and v flagholder for automobile radiatorsa One of the prime objects of my presentinvention comprehends the provision" of a combined ornament and flagholder vfor auto 1 mobile radiators constructed and designed for useeither asan ornament for everydayiservice or as a flag holder or supportfor use-on special or festive occasions. The combined'ornament and' fiagholder, designed as a simulated aircraft or airplane, embodies aconstruction which is utilizable as a complete and finished ornament forthe radiator frame for continued use thereon,the' ornament being quicklyconvertible into an embellished flag holder whenever-the occasiondemands.

A furtherprime object of the invention relates to the provision of anautomobile radiator ornament and'support therefor constructed anddesigned to permit the assembled ornament and support to be collapsedinto relatively small confines for boxing and transportation purposesand to be opened up and assembled in supporting position withrapidityand ease w r Other and ancillary objects of the invention include theprovision of a' combined radiator ornament and flag holder of the naturereferred to in whichthe parts are constructed and assembled to bemanufacturedand salable at a low cost.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing.

and suchother objects as willhereinafter appear, my invention consistsin theelements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter moreparticularly described and sought V combined ornament'and flag holderattached v to be defined in the claims, reference being "had tothelaccompanying drawings which sho'w-thepreferred embodiment of myinvention, and in which: a .1

Fig.1 is a perspectivelview showing the to an automobile radiator frame,D

F ig. 2 isa sideel'evational vlew thereof and a showing thecollapsibility of the ornament Q "to construction,

. Fig. 8 is a view thereof taken cross section intheplane of the line33, F1g;2,and

I Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view thereof taken illn cross section intheplane of the line 4:4, lg.2. 7. 'T

Referring now more in detail to the drawlngs, the ornamental device isshown to comprise a simulated aircraft or airplane l0-and asupport 11therefor, the said support being detachablyireceivableby the nipple 12of an automobile radiator frame 13, said nipple be ing normally closedby the radiator cap 14:. 1

' The simulated aircraft 10 is constructed and designed in accordancewith the object of my present invention so as to be utilizable as anornament per se and so as to 'bejre'adily convertible into a flag holderor supporton suitable festive occasions; "To accomplish this, theaircraftdevice is constructed to comprise afuselage body a and a wingstructure 6, the said Wing structure; having incorporated therein' meansfor a plurality of flags.

The

I fuselage body a made ,of suitably stamped sheet material includes asimulated motor 16, a prope11er 17 journaled frontally l thereof, thetail planes 1 8 and a tail fin 19qattached rearwardly thereto, anda pairof -simulated landing wheels 20, 20, all of which parts are preferablymade of suitably stamped sheet metal designed to give a naturalsimulation of an airplane, the propeller 17 being loosely journaledsoasto be Ewind propelled orrotated; a w

,The wing structure?) comprises in its preferred form of construction aplate ;21,;attached to the fuselage body and. simulating the wings of anairplane, said simulated'wings beingsecuredrto the fuselagebody'a bymeans of a-plurality of bracing. elements'22, 2 2 ar ranged preferablysymmetrically onopposite sides of the median longitudinal plane oftheaircraft body. These bracingelements 22, 22 are made to definetubularreceptacles for receiving flagstafls, and the wing plate 21 is providedwith a plurality of orifices 23,123

which registerfwith the bores of the tubular elements 22, 22 and into.which the flagstafis are inserted, as isclearly apparent, for ex-,ample,from a consideration of Figs. 1; and 3 of the :d rawings.Preferably the tops of. the tubular elements;22,. 22 are flangedover-the detachably receiving apertures 23 in the plate 21, as is shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It is a desideratum of the invention to so construct the aircraftornament that the same may be made to serve as an ornament for everydayuse, quickly convertible into a flagholding use on festive occasions,this eliminating the need incident to the'juse of prior devices of thisnature of repeatedly attaching and removing the flag holder or supportfrom the radiator frame, depending upon-its desired use. This isacoomplishedby the construction thusfar described, since it will be ofthe invention includes the provision of a supporting means for theradiator ornament apparent from a consideration, for example of Figs. 1and 3 of the drawings, that the ornament is complete without theflagstaffs vmounted thereon, the apertures 23,23 being normallyunnoticeable. ,Upon suitable occasion the ornament is converted into acombined ornament and flag holder by'inserting the flagstaffs ofthe-flags 24,2 l, the flagstafi's being received by-thetubularbracingelements 22, with a'slip or'friction' fit, theflag-holding receptacles or elements'22, 22

being sufficiently long to support the flags stably and againstaccidental removal. The

bracing elements 22, 22' are preferably arranged radiatinglytransversely of the airplane body so that the fiagstaffs,when mounted,are positioned-in a flared or fan-like arrangement. Manifestly, at theend ofaholiday, the flags may-be removed by simply pulling thefiagstaffs from their-receptacles or sockets andleaving theornamentattached to theradlator frame.

As heretofore mentioned, a further object designed and constructed topermit the assembly to be collapsed into relatively small confines forbOXlIl" and trans )OIlZEt-f'lOIi ur )oses and adapted to be opened upand assembled for-supportingposition with rapidity and ease. ;Toaccomplish this" the ornament lOis 'pivotally or'swivelly mounted on thesupporting means 11 by'means generally designated as 25, said meansbeing constructed to permit the support'll to be moved from an'extendedsupporting position such-as shown in full lines v in Figs. 1 and 20f thedrawings to acollapsefd condition shown in full lines inll ig; 3 and indotted lines in FigJ'2 ofthe drawings, the support in its collapsedcondition being fold- 'ed under the fuselage body of the. airplaneornament. Y r V 'More specifically, the support 11 comprises a pair oftwin 'sections' 26 and 27 forming in assembled relation an annulus whichfits over the neck of the nipple- 12, the saidsections being providedrearwardly'withears 28 which receive a securing'bolt 29' and beingprovided frontallywith a pair of extended arms 30 and 31. The arms 30and 31 as well as the remain.-

- ingportions of the supportare provided with .longitudinal ribssuchas32f32'for a purpose effects an interlocking ad] ustedposition.

j by simply inserting the plurality of flagstafl's "24, 24 into positioninthe receptacles provided therefor in the wing structure of thesimupresently to be described. The fuselage body a is in turn providedwith preferably a pair of depending fins 33 and 34awhich are alsolongitudinally ribbed as at 35, the ribs 35 of the fins mating with theribs 32 of the supporting fingers 30 and 31, the fingers being arrangedto telescopically slide within the pair of fins 33 and34c, as will beclearly apparent from Figs. 2 and 4t of the drawings. These ribbedelements define interlocking means which are secured together to rigidlysupport the ornament 10 on thesupport '11 by means of a bolt "36, whichboltis received by slots 37 in the supporting arms 30 and 31 so as topermit extensible adjustment of the airplane body on the-support.

By means of. this last recited construction itwill be seen that the bolt36 provides a pivot or swivellingpin about which the support 11 ismovable from the extended supporting po-v The manner of making and usingthe automobile radiator ornamentand flag holder of my present inventionwill, in the main, be fully. apparent from the, above detaileddescription thereof. It will be apparent that the ornament" and supporttherefor may be boxed and purchased in'a collapsed condition, and may bequickly mounted on a radiator frame by manipulation of the bolt 29 andby I an adjustment and locking of the bolt 36 formingpart of theadjusting means 25. It.

will be further seen that the ornament mounted for position on theradiator frame is always serviceable as such and may bequickly convertedforuse into a flag holder or support lated airplane. Insertion andremoval of the org'anizedjas to'beprOduciblerand salable at i acomparatiely low'cost. Y

It will alsobe apparentthat while I have shown and described myinventionin the preferred form, many changes and modifications maybemade in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit .ofthe invention',"defined-in the following claims.

1. An automobile radiator ornament and flag holdercompri'singa:simulated aircraft having a fuselage body an-daw-ing structure, meansfor detachably attaching. the simulated aircraft to an automobileradiator and a plurality- -of flag holding :eleinents supported by :130V said wing structure and arranged transversely of said fuselage body,the said flag holding elements being adapted for detachably receivingflag staffs. I

2. An automobile radiator ornament and arranged transversely thereof,the said bracing elements defining means for detachably' receiving flagstaffs. 7

(3. An automobile radiator ornament and flag holder comprising asimulated aircraft having a fuselage body and a wing structure, meansfor detachably attaching the simulated aircraft to an automobileradiator, and bracing means connecting the wing structure with thefuselage body, said bracing means including a plurality of tubular flagholding elements arranged transverselyof said fuselage body, the saidtubular flag holding ele ments being adapted for detachably receivingflag staffs with a slip fit. i

4:. An automobile radiator ornament and flag holder comprising asimulated aircraft having a fuselage body and a wing structure, meansfor detachably attaching the simulated aircraft to an automobileradiator, and-a plurality of elements incorporated in said wingstructure and arranged radiatingly transversely of said fuselage body,for holding flag staffs, theplane of said wing structure being providedwithorifices registering with said flag staff holding elements andadapted for the detachable insertion of flag staffs.

An automobile radiator ornament com prising an ornament and a supportfor the ornament for detachably attaching thesame to an automobileradiator, means pivotally mounting the said ornament on said supportwhereby the support is movable from an extended supporting position to acollapsed inoperative position folded onto said ornament, and matingmeans on said support and ornament for interlocking the same to hold theornament rigidly in its extended position on said support, theconstruction being such that a loosening o the mating interlocking meanspermits the pivotal motion between said support and ornament.

6. An automobile radiator ornament com'-' prising an ornament and asupport for the ornament for detachably attaching the same to anautomobile radiator, threaded pivot pin means pivotally mounting thesaid ornament on said support whereby the support is movable from anextended supporting position to a collapsed inoperative position foldedonto said ornament, and mating'means on said support and ornamentvforinterlocking the same to hold the ornament rigidly in its extendedposition on said support, the coninterlocking means permits the pivotalmotheyornament to an automobile radiator, -means pivotally mounting thefuselage body i bf said ornament on: saidwsupport whereby the support ismovable fronran extended struotion being such" that a loosening of V thethreaded pivot pin means loosens the' mating interlocking means andpermits the pivotal motion between said support and ornament. 7; Anautomobile radiator-ornament oomprisingan ornament and a] support forthe ornament for detachably attaching the same to an automobileradiator, imeansarpivotally and slid ably mounting thesaid ornament onsaid support whereby the support is movable 7 from an'extendedsupporting positlon to a co'llapsed iposition folded onto saidorna- *ment andwhereby thelornament is longitudinally adjustable on thesupport, and mating -means on said support and ornament for L initerlocking thesame in any ad usted positlon to hold the ornamentrigidlyin its extended position on said support, the construction being suchthat a loosening, of the mating i i. -8.5 tlon between-said support andiornament. J i a Aniautomobileradiatoriornamentcomprising anaircraft andflag holding ornament and a-suppo'rt for detachably attaching supportingpositioncto a collapsed position folded onto said ornament, andsmatingmeans on said support and fuselage'bo cly-for interlocking the same tohold. thev ornament rigidly in its extended position onfsaid support,.the construction being such thata loosening p a of the matinginterlockingmeans permits the 1 m pivotal motion between saidrsupportiandion nament'. 1 p p v 9. An automobile radiator ornament comprising'anornament 'and a support-for the ornament for idetachably attaching thesame i1 to an automobile radiator, pivot :pin and 7 slot means pivotallyand longitudinally slidably mountingthe said ornament on said supportwhereby the support is movable from an extended supporting position to acollapsed po- 111,10 sition folded onto said ornament and 'whereby theornament is adjustable longitudinally of the support, and mating meanson said support and "ornament foradjustably interlocking the same tohold the ornament rig- '7 idly'in any of its adjustedextendedc positions on saidsupport;

10; An automobile radiator ornament com-- prising an ornamentand asupport for the ornament for detachably attaching the same to anautomobile radiator, and'means adjus*- ably and pivotally mounting saidornament on said support, said 'means comprising a ribbed fin attachedtofsaid ornament and a ribbed arm attached to said support'slidablymating and interlockingwithsaid ribbed fin, and pivotpin means fsecurinsaid armand fin together, the construction eing such that the looseningof such pivot pin means permits adjustment of said ornamenton'saidr 'lw"support and amovement-of saidsupport-relativeto the ornament between,an extended supporting position and a collapsed folded position. p

11. vAn automobile radiator ornament comprising an ornament anda support=for .de-

7 tachably attaching-thesame to an automobile radiator, and meansadjustablyand pivvotally mountingsaid ornament on said support saidmeans comprising a pair of ribbed fins attached to said ornament and apair. of ribbed arms attached to said support telescopically mating and.interlo'okingwith said ribbed fins, and pivot pin and slot meanssecuring said arms and fins together, the construction being such thatthe loosening of the a pivot pin permits telescopic adjustment of saidornament on said support and a. pivotal gmovement ofsaidsupportrrelativeto theornamentbetween an extended supporting pop sitionand a collapsed folded position.

12. An automobile radiator ornament as set forth in claim 1, in whichthe means tor detachably attaching the5aircraft to an automobileradiator comprises a support, a means adjustably and pivotally mountingsaid .air- 'crafton'said support, said last mentioned means comprising aribbed fin attached to said aircraftbody anda ribbed arm attached tosaid support slidably mating and interlooking with sai dlribbed fin :andpivot pin means securing said finger and-finitogether,

' the construction being such thatthe loosening of such pivot pinpermitsadjustmentof I Y said aircraft "body on said 'support and a movement ofsaid support relative to said body between an extended supportingposition and a collapsed folded position. v a.

' Signed at New York inthe countyofNew YorkandState of New York this27th day I gof December, 1A. D; 1927.: a so '1 s @LOUISMARX.

